Candle ornamenting method



April 6, 1943. R. c. WEBBER .CANDLE ORNAMENTING METHOD Filed Aug. 15, 1941 FIE- dippedinto a pot or yPatented Apr. 6,A I

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CANDLE oaNAimNmc. Manico Ralph c. Webber, Whiting, ma.,

Company,

`Standard Oil ration of Indiana asslgnor to Chicago, Ill., a corpo- Applicsiion Anuntis, 1941, semi No. 406,935 l 7 Claims.v

in ornamental candlesand` to methods of mak-v ing such candles.

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will be understood from i, )Ly improved decorative candle andthe rnetli-l od of making the same (Ci. iii-22.5) The present invention relates to improvements multiplicity or small iuinpscrsolid wie; scattered throughout the surface layer.

In the accompa g drawing, Figure 1 illustrates an ordinary smooth surface candle I0, re-

the following description read in condunction with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a candle as it ait-v pears prior to treatment in 'accordance-with" my invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation with part 'of the coating broken away, it has been treat vention: and

Figure 3 is a section-on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

In carrying out the present invention. the candle selected for ornamentation may be an ordlnary dipped or moldedwhiteor colored parafiln wax candle.- the stock of which mayor may not contain stearic acid. The candle selected for ornamentation hereinafterreferred to as the d in accordance with my inmetallic powder, illustrating the candle after candle core and the candle core is preferably made of soft parailln' wax having a melting point in the' range of from about 128 F. to about 132 F. Candles made ci beeswax or any other wax or mixtures of waxes can also be made decorative in accordance with the present invention.

To obtain'the decorative candle having Aan irregular roughened surface, the candle core is container containing wax,

referably of higher melting point than that used in preparing the candle core, for example one having a meltingpoint of from about 135 F. to about 145 F. or higher, and preferably from about 138 F. to about 142 F. The high melting point wax is maintained at approximately its solidiiication temperature, and while the wax is in this state of incipient solidiilcation it is -awick fl. .Ai'terbe i fxolidiiledwaxmlxture candleha an ar, knobby or rough'suricandlecore l ,acquires "n. Mmmm ferred to above as the candle core,provided'with as above described,

the .appearanceV illus-y e. 2, which shows the candle core havlnar a lilgher'melting is made.' and throughout which .are scattered s great number voi.' small irregular shaped lumps knobby or rough surface.

It desired the decorative candle can' be given'a metallic or lridescent appearance, by adding a the wax-dip, or y into a suspension of a powderedmetal, such as bronze or aluminum, in a suitable vehicle, such as, for example, a scribed in United States Patent 1,968,269. It is to be understood of course-that the decorative candles can be made of various colors by using suitable dyes or pigmentsiny the wax. The upper rough wax layer may b e ot the same or different colors.

While I have illustrated my invention in connection with a tapered candle, obviously candles of any shape or size can be so treated to obtain the same eilects.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with details of a specific illustration, of its use, it is not' intended that these details shall be regarded as limitations periodically or continuously agitated to obtain a mixture of small solid lumps o1' wax in the partially liquid wax. The candle core is dipped into this mixture of partially solidied and partially liqueiled wax and withdrawn to cool. The treatment of the candle core in the manner above described results in a ilnished candle having a layer oi' wax, preferably a high melting point wax, characterized by an irregular, knobby or roughened surface due to the presence of a 5| upon the scope of theinventlon except insofar as included in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

l. The method of ornamenting a candle which comprises immersing a candle ina body of molten wax'having small particles of solidied from said body of wax and cooling said candle,

of wax, withdrawing said candle' from said body* of wax and cooling said candle. whereby said candle acquires an irregular knobby surface.

dipped into the partially Y such as bronze or aluminum to by dipping the iinished candle mlxture'of ester gums as de- 5. The method of preparing-I the decorative v.

candlev as described in. claimzin which` armee tallic powder is-'suspended in said body of wa'x.

6. The method of preparing a decorative candle comprising maintaining a body of wax at a y. temperature at which said wax is in a state of partial soliditlcation, agitating said body of wax to obtain a mixture oi small lumps of wax in said body of wax, immersinz a candle in said agitated body of wax, withdrawing said candle from the body ofwax. cooling thecandle and subsequently'dipping said candle into' a suspension of a metallic powder.

E"l. The method of preparing an ornamental candle which comprises dipping a candle in a body; of molten wax having. small particles of solidified wax dispersed therelnyand applying a nieizallic: powder` to Vsaid dipped candle whereby said candleacquires an irregular, knobby roughmetallicfcoated'suriace. 

